Brave New Universe, by Paul Halpern and Paul Wesson

COSMOLOGY is enjoying a golden age, yet facing a revolution. The most recent experiments have taught us a great deal about the universe, but also revealed how much remains unknown. Dark matter, dark energy, hidden dimensions...these are the strange ingredients of Brave New Universe. It is not for the faint-hearted: the physics is deep and the philosophy deeper. Journeying through the latest observations and theories, the authors ask whether the ultimate truth about reality is hiding in the darkness. If so, can we ever know it, or are we just seeing shadowy projections of our own minds?

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